I recently signed up for the trial period of Shudder.com because I’ve had my eye on a couple of documentaries the channel has availabler via streaming. One was Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, that addresses the black experience in horror films. This film is based upon the book of the same title by Robin R. Means Coleman, who provides some of the commentary in this production. I had the privilege of interviewing Coleman here previously.
I found this documentary fascinating, as it adds another critical dimension to the study of horror, and it includes discussion of films I’ve never seen before and perspectives never considered (as a result of my social context and biases). I highly recommend Coleman’s book and this documentary for horror fans, as well as those who want to understand how race and racism have been expressed in horror entertainment.
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